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paperback. Examines the way in which modern food production has damaged the balance of human existence, and reveals that we have yet to resolve a centuries - old dilemma - one which holds the key to a host of problems, from obesity, the inexorable rise of the supermarkets, to the destruction of the natural world. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: AMVD; JFCV; JFSG; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099584476
ISBN
9780099584476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.04

hardcover. Thousands of pregnant women pass through our nation's jails every year. What happens to them as they gestate their pregnancies in a space of punishment? In this book, the author explores how, in this time when public safety is in disarray and when incarceration has become a central strategy for managing the poor, jail has become a safety net. Num Pages: 328 pages, 5 halftones, scattered. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSJ1; JHMC; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
California University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520288669
ISBN
9780520288669
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.64
€ 88.83

Paperback. Between the years 1850 and 1950, Americans became the leading energy consumers on the planet, expending tremendous physical resources on energy exploration, mental resources on energy exploitation, and monetary resources on energy acquisition. This book includes changing ideas about fitness and gender in dialogue with the culture of technology. Series: American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 329 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; MBG; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 168 x 21. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
NYU Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814719831
ISBN
9780814719831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Hardback. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 480 pages, 76 illus. BIC Classification: AVGC9; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 838.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
1st HARDCOVER
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231148047
ISBN
9780231148047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.84
€ 83.22

Paperback. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 480 pages, 76 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AVGC9; JFCA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 706.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231148054
ISBN
9780231148054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.52

Paperback. 'All men must die': or 'Valar Morghulis', as the traditional Essos greeting is rendered into High Valyrian. And die they do - in prodigious numbers; in imaginatively varied and gruesome ways; and often in pain, terror and ordure within the blood-spattered and viciously unpredictable world that is HBO's sensational evocation of Game of Thrones. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: APT; DSBB; FM; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2021
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784539320
ISBN
9781784539320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.95

Hardback. Editor(s): Foster, Carolyn R. Num Pages: 153 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 260 x 180. .
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
153
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634837323
ISBN
9781634837323
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 230.68
€ 172.11

Paperback. These essays suggest that influence and power may have paradoxically been available to women despite, and sometimes precisely because of, their subordinate position in society Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252065040
ISBN
9780252065040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.44

paperback. Editor(s): Carratore, John; Vastos, Duncan T. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629483993
ISBN
9781629483993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.80
€ 58.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Demeter Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781772581065
ISBN
9781772581065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 27.21

Paperback. Millions watched during the 2015 Women's World Cup as England's Lionesses captured the bronze medal as well as the hearts of a nation. Carrie Dunn follows some of the most famous - and not so famous - female footballers in the country over the course of the year after the amazing campaign in Canada, and looks ahead to the game's future. Num Pages: 256 pages, includes colour picture section. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; JFSJ1; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Pitch Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785311512
ISBN
9781785311512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.25

Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPS; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 218 x 29. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Basic Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465098859
ISBN
9780465098859
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.46

Hardcover. Despite improvements in girls relative academic success at the school leaving level, this book examines how and why girls' education remains subordinated to that of the boys'. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSJ; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 362. "Includes bibliographical references (p. 118-130) and index. Commissioning organisation: Carrie F. Paechter. xi, 137 p. 26 cm. Publishers cloth. As new with dw." Keywords: "Subjects - Education & Languages - Education Studies & Teaching - Philosophy of Education,Subjects - Education & Languages - Education Studies & Teaching - Sociology of Education - Gender,Subjects - E"
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
RoutledgeFalmer
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KEX0164379
ISBN
9780750707749
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 53.88

Paperback. The book explains how Islamist groups captured the hearts and minds of educated youth in Egypt. It focuses on the first twelve years of Hosni Mubarak's presidency, from 1981 to 1993, the period when participation in the movement reached its peak and before a wave of repression brought it to an abrupt end. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JJP; HRH; JFSR2; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231125734
ISBN
9780231125734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JFSR2; JPFR; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 208 x 238 x 26. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Updated edition with a New afterword by the autho
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691163642
ISBN
9780691163642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

Paperback. This book offers a comprehensive and interdisciplinary examination of how public opinion is formed and charged, as well as how it affects democratic society. Num Pages: 418 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JPH; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publisher
Westview Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Third Edition, Third Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813349404
ISBN
9780813349404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 230 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 179 x 23. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780786465521
ISBN
9780786465521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.35

Hardback. This volume offers a collection of ten key essays selected from contemporary historical scholarship with coverage ranging from the the colonial period to the modern day. The essays add up to an exploration of major technological themes in American history. Editor(s): Pursell, Carroll W. Series: Blackwell Readers in American Social and Cultural History. Num Pages: 376 pages, 7. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFC; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631219965
ISBN
9780631219965
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.47

Paperback. Here the author argues that the West must not ignore Syria's robust tradition of secularism, and cautions that US attempts to undermine the current regime may, paradoxically, embolden the Islamists and help the regime to maintain its authoritarian grip on power. Num Pages: 209 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBS; HBJF1; HBLW3; JFSR2; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 161 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Hurst & Co.
Number of pages
198
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850658016
ISBN
9781850658016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.37

Hardcover. A two volume set that offers a treatment of the concepts, theoretical developments, research, and applications in racial cultural psychology and counseling. Volume one focuses on theory and research, and volume two focuses on practice and training. Editor(s): Carter, Robert T. Num Pages: 1015 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL; JMH; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 186 x 82. Weight in Grams: 2195.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
1015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471656258
ISBN
9780471656258
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 256.13

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